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lunette::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fenestella |
| Type of | opening |
lunette::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fortification, munition |
Examples of lunette
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The far left lunette shows the prophet Zechariah and the far right one shows Micah.
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Lunette Castillo, a nurse in Oak Lawn, had no way to get to work Wednesday.
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On the left side there is a lunette with a 14th century fresco Madonna and Child and St.
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Baldovinetti painted the first lunette in the chiostro in c. 1460.
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In the lunette above is a bas-relief of the Madonna and Child.
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I'd pay one years income to release the lunette on Goldman's CEO.
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A lunette ring is a type of trailer hitch that works in combination with a pintle hook on the tow vehicle.
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The lunette and this arch are the work of Master Radovan.
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Trials to find the right solvents were continued on a small portion of the Eleazar and Matthan lunette.
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- Temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- Oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault
- In architecture, a lunette (French lunette, "little moon") is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. ...
- In fortification a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side. The gorge was generally open.
- The lunette spatial region in the upper portion of stelas, became common for steles as a prelude to a stele's topic. Its major use was from ancient Egypt in all the various categories of steles: funerary, Victory Steles, autobiographical, temple, votive, etc.
- A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. [from 17th c.]; A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.]; An image or other representation of a crescent moon. [18th-19th c. ...
- A 2 or 3 sided field fort, its rear open to interior lines, was called a lunette. Lunettes were often named in honor of battery commanders or commanding brigadier generals.
- In architecture, a semicircular space, such as that over a door or window or in a vaulted roof, that may contain a window, painting or sculptural decoration.
- A semi-circular wall area, framed by an arch over a door or window.
